Ukiyoe prints often depicted in scenes from and/or kabuki plays. This one by Nansuitei Yoshiyuki (1863) depicts actors Fujikawa Tomokichi III (right) as the spirit of a monster serpent, and Onoe Tamizo II (left) as Yurugi Saemon.

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【MUSIC/SPOT】Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Collaborates with Nara's Kakinohasushi Hompo Tanaka for LOCAL POWER JAPAN Project.

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I drop my NFT work “Inari kitsune” to the collection
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今日は戸田市のオケサです!
美しい娘の姿とされる河童。

この前調べた河童ですね。
記述が少ないので調べたら色々わかって勉強になりました。

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kappa-only youkai Encyclopedia
No.45:A kappa named Okesa in Toda

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In Tennyo are heavenly beings who appear as extraordinarily beautiful women. Tennyo sometimes fly down to earth wearing magical feathered kimonos. There are many tales in Japan of love stories between Tennyo and human men. Similarly to...

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In there is definitely a for every occasion. When it comes to fruit, I present suika no bakemono, which appears as a watermelon-headed samurai. Unfortunately very little is known about this strange supernatural creature. It comes...

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In a a monk manages to bring the statue of Kichijōten (goddess of beauty) to life by fondling it. They marry. The union is dissolved with a shocking twist after the monk cheats on his heavenly wife.


Quote: Japanese Tales, R. Tyler, ed.

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この前日本一美味しそうに満面の笑みで焼きおにぎりを食べる人を見た🍙🍙🍙その気持ちわかる🤤


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In Japan there is a famous ghost story about Okiku, a servant who was killed and thrown down a well. Her haunting voice could be heard coming from the well night after night, tormenting her killer in revenge.

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